Pre Solution Unit 1

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Where are these characters from?What do they do?What are they like?From the Matrix filmsA skillful computer hackerBlofeld: from the James Bond filmsA villain

Where are these characters from?What do they do?What are they like?Garfield: a newspaper cartoon From the Star Wars Films900 years oldA wise master and trainer of the Jedi Knights

Cruella de Vil Where is this character from?What does she do?What is she like?Cruella de Vil: the villain in the Disney film 101 Dalmatians She caught Dalmatian dogs for fur.

Yoda Garfield Cruella de Vil Blofeld Trinity kind or unkind?funny or serious?lazy or hard-workinggenerous or mean?

Trinity is serious and hard-working.Blodfeld is unkind and mean.Garfield is lazy and funny.Yoda is kind and serious.Cruella de Vil is unkind and mean.

Akindpolite confidentoptimistictalkative funnylazyfriendly patientgenerous Bquietshy pessimisticunkindrude meanunfriendlyserious impatient hard-workingMatch the personality adjectives in A with their opposites in Bkind # unkindpolite # rude confident # shyoptimistic# pessimistictalkative # quiet funny # seriouslazy # hard-workingfriendly # unfriendly patient # impatientgenerous # mean

Track 1friendly funny hard-workingkindlazyrudeshytalkative talkativefriendlyshylazy

rudehard-workingkindfunny

Choose the correct adjectivesHes kind / unkind. He never helps people.Hes optimistic / pessimistic. He always thinks bad things are going to happen.Shes patient / impatient. She doesnt mind waiting.Hes funny / serious. She always tells jokes.Shes generous / mean. She always spends money on other people.Rewrite the sentences in exercise 2 so that they mean the opposite.Example: Hes kind. He always helps people.Hes optimistic . He always thinks good things are going to happen.Shes impatient. She hates waiting.Hes serious. He never tells jokes.Shes mean. She never spends money on other people.

pessimisticgenerousimpatientshy5. Make notes about three friends or relatives. What personality adjectives can you use to describe them? Give reason. EX. Tom: lazy doesnt help around the house.

6. Tell the class about your friends or relatives.EX. My brother, Tom, is very lazy. He never does any work around the house. ..

What are the people doing?carry chat dance drink eat smile stand hold laughlisten relaxsittext

Read the text messages. What does Ed think of the wedding?CathHi Ed. Are you having a good time?EdNo, Im not. I dont know many people here. Im not talking to anyone. And Im wearing a stupid tie! CathA tie? You never wear ties. Send me a photo! I need a laugh. By the way, Im going to my cousins wedding next weekend.EdDo you like weddings? Theyre boring. My granddad always falls asleep. Hes got the right idea!Look at the text messages again. Underline examples of the present simple and present continuous.PRESENT SIMPLE. affirmativenegativeinterrogativeI need a laugh. Theyre boring. My granddad always falls asleep. Hes got the right idea!

I dont know many people here. You never wear ties.

Do you like weddings?

Look at the text messages again. Underline examples of the present simple and present continuous.PRESENT SIMPLE. affirmativenegativeinterrogativeI need a laugh. Theyre boring. My granddad always falls asleep. Hes got the right idea!

I dont know many people here. You never wear ties.

Do you like weddings?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS. affirmativenegativeinterrogativeIm wearing a stupid tie. Im going to my cousins wedding next weekendIm not talking to anyone.Are you having a good time?

Complete the rules.We use the for something that always or regularly happens.We use the for something that is happening now.We use the for a fact that is always true.We use the for arrangement in the future.We dont use the for certain verbs about a feeling, opinion or relation.

present simple.

present continuous

present simple.

present continuous

present continuous

I. Make the affirmative statements negative. Make the negative statements affirmative. I wear a suit at school.He doesnt like weddings.She plays volleyball after school.We live in London.My uncle works in a factory.I want a sandwich. II. Complete the questions.What ..at school? She wears a tracksuits.Where .swimming? He goes swimming at the sport center.Why computer games? They play computer game because they enjoy them.When ..in the morning? He gets up at 7.30.How to work? He goes by bus. III. Write sentences using the present continuous. She / chat / to her friends. I / not have / a shower.We / not win / the match.He / dance / really badly.You / not listen / to me.IV. Ask and answer.They / stand up?He / smile?They / eat / a pizza?She / wear / jeans?She / hold / a cell phone?

1. a. She always .(wear) a white top for work.b. I (wear) new shoes. Do you like them?2. a. We .(go) skiing next month.b. They ..(go) skiing every winter.3. a. I .(love) this music. What is it?b. I .(enjoy) this music. What is it?4. a. Light .(travel) faster than sound.b. That car .(travel) very fast. Be careful!5. a. My dad often ..(sing) in the shower.b. My brother ...(sing). What a terrible noise!6. a. I (not believe) him. It's a lie!b. He .(not tell) the truth. It's a lie!

NaomiHello. (you/enjoy) the music?EdNot really. I ..(prefer) hip hop. This band is terrible.Naomi It's my dad's band.EdOh, right. Actually, they (not play) badlynow. Lots of people ..(dance). Which one is your dad?Naomi He (play) the guitar.EdHe's great! Anyway, I .(not know) your name.Naomi I'm Naomi.EdI'm Ed. Pleased to meet you.NaomiHey, I .(like) your suit. It's cool.EdReally?Naomi Yes. ..(you/wear) it often?EdEr ... yes. I(wear) it most weekends. Actually, ..(you/do) anything next weekend?Naomi Yes. I (visit) my boyfriend at university.EdOh, right.

Are you enjoyingPreferArent playingAre dancingIs playing6. Dont know7. Like8. Do you wear9. Wear10. Are you doing11. Am visitingSPEAKING Work in pairs. Look at the table. Make two true sentences for each verb, using the present simple and present continuous, and the nouns and time phrases.VerbsNounsTime phrasesgo speak wear do play my homeworkjeans English computer games to town to school this exerciseafter school every day at the moment today next week at weekends this weekendI dont go to school at weekends. Im going to town after school.FREE TIME ACTIVITIES Reading books1C FREE TIMELook at the photos. What are the teenagers doing? Which of the activities do you do? Teenage leisure in the UK.

Read the text quickly. What do the numbers refer to? 851,152 million7585% of teenagers in the UK prefer playing computer games on their own to playing games outside with their friends.1,152 million is the money spent on computer games in 2003.more than 75% of British teenagers played team sports in the 1970s.

In the UK today, fewer and fewer teenagers are playing games outside with their friends; 85% prefer playing computer games on their own. In fact, playing computer games is one of the most popular leisure activities in the UK. In 2003, British shoppers spent 1,152 million on computer games! In general, boys are more interested in computers than girls.Teenagers also love watching TV. Watching TV is more popular with boys and girls in the UK than in most other European countries. In the UK, the TV is often on all day, and teenagers watch it before and after school. More than half of children have a television in their bedroom, and about a third also have a video recorder.Sport and exerciseA lot of people are worried that today's British teenagers don't get enough exercise. Today, less than half of teenagers play team sports, compared to more than 75% in the 1970s. More than 80% of teenagers in the UK now prefer watching sport on TV to actually playing it. More than half of teenagers agree that young people are getting 'fatter, lazier and more addicted to computer games.' They want to play sports, they say, but a lot of local parks and sports centers are closing. New gyms areopening, but they're too expensive for most teenagers.

Essential factsAverage time teenagers in the UK spend playing sport:15 -25 minutes per day for girls 40-55 minutes per day for boysAverage time teenagers in the UK spend watching TV:2.5 hours a day

Read the text again and answer the questions. In the UK, are boys or girls more interested in computers? Do teenagers in the UK watch more or less TV than teenagers in other European countries? 3 How many children in the UK have a video recorder in their bedroom? 4 How many teenagers in the UK today play team sports? 5 Why don't teenagers go to new gyms? 6 How long do teenagers spend watching TV on average in the UK? In the UK, boys are more interested in computers than girls. Teenagers in the UK watch more TV than teenagers in other European countries. 3 A third of children in the UK have a video recorder in their bedroom. 4 Less than half of teenagers in the UK today play team sports. 5 Because they are too expensive.6 Teenagers in the UK spend on average 2.5 hours a day watching TV. 1.04 Listen to four conversations about free-time activities. Match the teenagers with their hobbies. 1. Duncana riding a BMX bike 2. Shamab computer games 3. Martinc chess 4. Karend listening to music

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Complete the sentences with the names of the teenagersfrom exercise 4. Which sentences are also true for you?1. ____________has a lot of different hobbies and interests.2. ____________ doesn't get very much physical exercise.3. __________ has a hobby that might become a profession.4. ___________ is very keen on physical exercise.5. ___________ sometimes goes dancing in clubs.6. ____________ doesn't watch TV but watches films.7. ____________ does aerobics.8. ____________ spends a lot of time surfing the Internet.

Shama MartinDuncan Karen Dunkan Shama Karen Martin 1.05 PRONUNCIATION Listen and repeat the questionsfrom the interviews. Copy the intonation. What do you do in your free time? How much time do you spend watching TV? Have you got any other hobbies? Do you play computer games on your own or with friends? What about sport and exercise? What kind of music do you listen to? What else do you like doing? Do you watch a lot of TV?SPEAKINGInterview your partner about his or her free-time activities. Use questions from exercise 7 and your own ideas.

QUESTIONNAIRE Have you ever completed a questionnaire in a magazine?What are the questions about?Can you learn something about yourself from a questionnaire?

1 DVERB+ INFINITIVE OR ING FORMAre you FEARLESS or PHOBIC?

SPEAKING Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions.Make a note of your answers.You want to have a shower but theres a a big spider. Do you.a. avoid having a shower? b. have a shower anyway? 2. Youre at a party where there are a lot of people you dont know. Do you ..a decide to leave? b spend time making new friends? 3. Travelling by plane is very safe, but what is your opinion of flying? I cant help feeling nervous. I don't' mind flying at all.

4 Somebody offers to give you a free ticket to a big rock concert. Do you a say no because you cant stand being in a very largecrowd of people?b accept the ticket?5. Youre in a lift when it gets stuck. Do you a feel scared because you imagine being in the lift for hours?b wait patiently and hope to be free soon?6. A friend suggests doing a bungee jump. Do you a refuse to do it because youre afraid of heights?b agree to do it?

Look at your answers and count the as and bs. Are you fearless (mostly bs) or phobic (mostly as)?Underline all the verbs in the questionnaire that are followed by the infinitive or -ing form of another verb.Some verbs are followed by the infinitive of another verb. (Verb+ infinitive)I'm pretending to be ill. Some verbs are followed by the -ing form of another verb. (Verb+ -ing form)I don't fancy going out tonight.Complete the table with the verbs that you underlined in the questionnaire.Verb+ infinitiveVerb+ -ing formpretend

fancywantdecideofferhoperefuseagree avoidspend timecant helpdont mindcant standimaginesuggest Match the two halves of the sentences.When he was four, he began ..His mother agreedHe imagined ....................He hoped .........................He didn't mind ..a. to pay for his lessons.b. practicing every day.c. to study music at university.d. to learn the piano.e. becoming a famous pianist.

DAECBComplete the sentences with the infinitive or -ing form of the verbs in brackets.He's pretending ..(be) angry. I can't help (feel) nervous. She doesn't enjoy ..(wear) formal clothes. Have you finished .(eat)?I didn't expect ..(pass) the exam.Do you want ..(watch) television? I don't feel like (go) home. We decided (have) lunch in a caf. Do you fancy (play) tennis tomorrow I promise .(tell) you the truth.to befeelingwearingeatingto passto watchgoingto haveplayingto tellComplete the sentences with the infinitive or -ing form of the verbs in the box. bechatfeelpasshelppaystudywaitMy dad is really kind. He always offers . people I'm quite optimistic. I usually expect . my exam.3 My friend Sarah is really impatient. She can't stand 4 Sammy isn't generous. He always refuses

to helpto passwaitingto pay5. Jane is very hard-working. She doesn't mind . for hours. 6. I'm very ambitious. I often imagine .rich and famous. 7. Mark is so talkative! He keeps . even when nobody is listening!8. My sister is so shy. She can't help .. nervous when a boy talks to her.

studyingbeingchattingfeeingComplete the sentences with an infinitive or -ing form and true information about yourself.I usually avoid ............................I really can't stand ........................I don't mind ..............................I spend a lot of timeI really want ..................................I sometimes pretend

SPEAKINGTell the class your sentences. Does anybody have the same answers?

Describe the people in the photos. Do young peopledress like this in your country?

1 E. APPEARANCESPHYSICAL APPEARANCE Build: thin, tallEyes: blackHair: longAppearance: old .FASHIONABLE / UNFASHIONABLE Things to do: Places to meet:Music band:Clothes:Colors: Sports: Do goodies wear hoodies?There are lots of clothes shops in the Bluewater Shopping Centre in the south of England, so it's easy to find fashionable hooded tops for sale there. However, you can't wear a hooded top while you're looking, because they're banned . The shopping centre believes that teenagers who wear hooded tops often use them to hide their faces while they're behaving badly. That's why the new rule bans people wearing 'hoodies' (hooded tops) from the shopping centre. Baseball caps are also banned. And the managers of the shopping centre say that their new rules are working. More people are shopping there, and trouble-makers are staying awayThe Bluewater Shopping Centre is not the only place in the UK where certain clothes are banned. Students at Maesteg Comprehensive School in Wales are not allowed to wear hooded tops because the head teacher believes that they cause bad behaviour. If children wear hooded tops to school, the teachers take them away, and don't give them back until the end of term. Most of the parents agree with this new rule.However, many people, especially young people, believe that these rules are silly and unfair. They say that baseball caps and hooded tops are an important part of teenage fashion, and it's impossible to judge a person's personality from the clothes they wear. The head teacher of Coombeshead College in the south of England agrees. In fact, hooded tops are now part of the school uniform at Coombeshead College. Many adults believe that young people's behavior is getting worse. One politician, Lord Ashley, said, 'Children are ten times worse than in the past.' However, he said that in 1823! The generation gap is nothing new. Choose the best answers.1. At the Bluewater Shopping Centrea there aren't any fashionable clothes.b hooded tops and baseball caps are banned.c only hooded tops are banned. d teenagers are banned.2. The result of the ban isa clothes shops are closing.b teenagers are hiding their faces.c there are more teenagers in the shops.d there are more customers in the shops.3. Students at Maesteg Comprehensive Schoola are not allowed to wear hooded tops.b cannot shop at the Bluewater Shopping Centre. c all support the new rule.d all behave very badly.4. The head teacher of Coombeshead College doesn't believe thata young people behave well.b hooded tops are fashionable.c you can judge a person by their clothes.d school uniform is a good idea.

Why did the writer of the article include Lord Ashley's statement?a To show that adults always think children behave badly.b To show that children always behave badly.c To show that children behaved well in 1823.d To show that adults are the same as children.

Match the highlighted words and phrases in the text with the correct definitions below.form an opinion of . have the same opinion ..in a shop, ready for people to buy people who behave badly .doing and saying things in a certain way .something you are not allowed to do stupid; not sensible the difference in opinions between young people and olderpeople ..

judgeagreefor saletrouble-makersbehavingbannedsillygeneration gap

Who is in this photo?Can you describe her?What kind of person is she?What does she do?What is she doing?What does Sk8er Boi mean?1.06 Listen to Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavigne. Complete the song with the words in the box.baggyearthendsgirlguitarhome insideprettypunkshowskaterskaterskatersongticketsTV

He was a boy, she was a (1)..Can I make it any more obvious?He was a (2) ., she did balletWhat more can I say?He wanted herShe'd never tell secretly she wanted him as wellBut all of her friends stuck up their noseThey had a problem with his (3) .clothes

girlpunkbaggyHe was a (4)boyShe said see you later boyHe wasn't good enough for herShe had a (5) faceBut her head was up in spaceShe needed to come back down to (6)

skaterprettyearthFive years from now she sits at (7) Feeding the baby she's all aloneShe turns on (8) guess who she seesSkater boy rockin' up MTVShe calls up her friendsThey already knowAnd they've all got (9) to see his showShe tags along, stands in the crowdLooks up at the man that she turned downhomeTVticketsHe was a (10) boyShe said see you later boyHe wasn't good enough for herNow he's a superstarSlamming on his (11) Does your pretty face see what he's worth?

skaterguitarSorry girl but you missed outWell tough luck that boy's mine nowWe are more than just good friendsThis is how the story (12) Too bad that you couldn't see,See the man that boy could beThere is more than meets the eyeI see the soul that is (13)

endsinsideHe's just a boy and I'm just a girlCan I make it any more obvious?We are in love. Haven't you heardHow we rock each other's world?I'm with the (14)boyI said see you later boyI'll be backstage after the (15)I'll be at the studioSinging the (16)we wroteAbout a girl you used to know skatershowsongChoose the best summary of the lyrics.a A boy liked you, but you didn't want him because of his clothes. Now he's a star, but you can't change your mind because I'm with him now!b You went to a concert with your friends. You liked the guitarist, but he didn't talk to you because he was a star.c You saw a guitarist on MTV and fell in love. Now you always go to his concerts with your friends, but they don't like the music.

I think / I agree / I disagreeSPEAKING Work in pairs. What do you think is the message of the song?a Don't fall in love with rock stars.b Don't always do what your friends tell you.c Always tell your friends how you feel.d Don't listen to pop music.I think it's a because rock stars are unfriendly and rude.I disagree. I think it's ..Things and activities you like doing Things and activities you dislike doing

dancing

Doing housework

AppearancePersonalityAgeNationalityLikesDislikes

1 F GIVING AN OPINION

Alice: What do you like doing in your free time?Jack: I enjoy going to the cinema.Alice: Me too. But I'd rather watch TV.Jack: Really? I often watch TV during the week, but at theweekend, I prefer going to the cinema.Alice: What else do you like doing?Jack: I love surfing the Internet.Alice: Do you? I can't stand surfing the Internet.Jack: And I quite like playing tennis, too.Alice: So do I. Do you fancy playing tennis this weekend?Jack: Sure! Good idea.

Read and listen to the dialogue. Underline phrases that mean:I really like ...: I really don't like ...:I prefer ...:Would you like to ...?

I enjoy, I loveI cant standId ratherDo you fancy?SPEAKING Work in pairs. Practice reading the dialogue, changing the words in blue. Use phrases from the box and your own ideas.Hobbies and interests chatting online dancingdoing sport drawing going out with friendslistening to musicreading shopping taking photosplaying chess playing computer games

1.08. Listen to four conversations. Complete the table with phrases ad. a listening to music singersb eating out kinds of foodc shopping shopsd watching sport sports

both likebut prefer different1. Fred and Chloe2. Simon and Tara 3. Kevin and Lucy 4. John and Pam

watching sports sportsshopping shops listening to music singerseating out kinds of food1.08. Listen again. Answer the questions. 1 What does Chloe prefer? .2 What does Simon hate? . 3 Who does Lucy like? .. 4 What does John love? .

tennisclothes shopsRobbie WilliamsItalian food

1.09. PRONUNCIATION Study the speaking tip. Listenand repeat, copying the intonation of the phrases.In a conversation, react to what the other person saysusing phrases such as:Do you? Really? Me too! So do I! That's interesting!Work in pairs. Take turns to say the sentences and react to them.I like going out with friends.Me too!I like going out with friends.I quite like playing computer games.I often go to the cinema on Friday evenings.I can't stand reading newspapers.I prefer watching football on TV to playing it.

SPEAKING Work in pairs. Prepare a dialogue following the chart below. Make notes.A1. Ask B what he/she likes doing.2. React to B's answer. Then say you prefer another activity.3. Suggest doing the activity.

B1. Answer the question.2. React to A. Say you like that activity too.3. Agree.

A personal profile

Name:Hometown :Age:School: Hobbies and interests:Personality: A personal profileName:Hometown :Age:School: Hobbies and interests:Personality:

Read the writing task and the two personal profiles. Have the writers: 1. included all the information? 2. written the correct number of words?Writing taskWrite a personal profile of 80 - 100 words for an Internet chat-room. Call your profile 'The real me'. Include: an introduction with your name, hometown, age and brief information about your school and family information about hobbies, interests and sports a description of your personalityThe real meby Martin My name is Martin and I'm from London. I'm 16 years old and I'm in year 11 at Parkfield School. I've got lots of hobbies and interests. I love playing chess and computer games with my brother. I also do a lot of sport I particularly enjoy swimming and karate. I'm also interested in photography. I'm quite an ambitious person. I want to go to university and then get a job in web design. I think I'm quite hard-working, too. I've probably got a few faults. think I'm slightly impatient and maybe a little intolerant too. The real meSarah My name is Sarah. I'm 17 and I go to Greenhill School. I'm in year 12. I live with my parents and my brother Jake.My hobbies are fashion and listening to music. I'm not very keen on sport, but I play volleyball at school.I'm not at all a shy person. I'm quite confident and I prefer talking to other confident people. I think I'm kind and very loyal to my friends. Answer the questions for each person. How old are they? What year are they in at school? Which sports do they like?

4. What other hobbies and interests do they have?

Martin is 16Sarah is 17Year 11 Year 12swimming & karatevolleyballPlaying chess, computer game, photography Fashion, listening to music.5. What personality adjectives do they use to describe themselves?Martin: ambitious, hard-working, impatient, intolerantSarah: confident, kind, loyal.

MODIFYING ADVERBSa little not at all quite really slightly veryWe use modifying adverbs to make the meaning of adjectives stronger or weaker. Underline all the modifying adverbs in the personal profiles. Translate them.Shes a little crazySlightly, a little/ a bit + adjectives with a negative meaning

Underline the correct words in the rules below. 1 Modifying adverbs usually go before / after the adjective. Im slightly impatient. The modifying adverbs quite and not at all go before / after a/an when there is a noun.Im not at all a shy person.

Rewrite the sentences to include the modifying adverb in brackets.I'm pessimistic. (slightly) My best friend is confident. (really) He's an impatient person. (not at all) I'm a student at a big school. (quite)I find English difficult. (quite) I'm sometimes shy. (a bit)

I'm slightly pessimistic.My best friend is really confident. He's not at all an impatient person. I'm a student at quite a big school. I find English quite difficult. I'm sometimes a bit shy.

Look again at the writing task in exercise 1. Make notes about yourself. Organize your ideas into three sections. Name/ Hometown /Age / School/ Family Hobbies and interests/ sports Personality Write your personal profile.